AURORA – The first round of the 2025 CHSAA 5A Girls Basketball State Championships took place Saturday, with the winners advancing to the round of 16, which will be played Wednesday.
Four of the games were upsets: No. 18 Thompson Valley defeated No. 15 Palisade, 41-21; No. 19 Falcon got past No. 14 Pueblo East, 58-37; No. 20 George Washington knocked off No. 13 Golden, 55-48; and No. 23 Lewis-Palmer edged No. 10 Standley Lake, 40-37.
Another close contest saw No. 16 Northridge defeat No. 17 Cañon City, 51-47.
The rest of the higher seeds sailed through to the second round: No. 1 Air Academy defeated No. 32 Grand Junction, 76-19; No. 2 Mead beat No. 31 Aurora Central, 55-13; No. 3 Windsor topped No. 30 Severance, 63-27; No. 4 Roosevelt beat No. 29 Eagle Valley, 61-30; No. 5 Green Mountain defeated No. 28 Sierra, 66-24; No. 6 Mullen won against No. 27 Glenwood Springs, 69-18; No. 7 Frederick beat No. 39 Pueblo County, 67-41; No. 8 Durango topped No. 25 Greeley Central, 52-29; No. 9 Montrose held off No. 24 Discovery Canyon, 61-50; No. 11 Lutheran defeated No. 22 Evergreen, 61-46; and No. 12 Palmer Ridge was a 50-35 winner over No. 21 Summit.
5A Play-In Round Results
Wednesday, Feb. 26
- No. 25 Greeley Central def. No. 40 Battle Mountain, 37-35
- No. 27 Glenwood Springs def. No. 38 Cheyenne Mountain, 51-33
- No. 28 Sierra def. No. 37 Dakota Ridge, 57-22
- No. 29 Eagle Valley def. No. 36 Regis Groff, 37-27
- No. 30 Severance def. No. 34 Grand Junction Central, 59-31
- No. 31 Aurora Central def. No. 34 Niwot, 35-33
- No. 32 Grand Junction def. No. 33 Longmont, 54-43
- No. 39 Pueblo County def. No. 26 Widefield, 55-43
5A First-Round Results
Saturday, March 1
- No. 1 Air Academy def. No. 32 Grand Junction, 76-19
- No. 2 Mead def. No. 31 Aurora Central, 55-13
- No. 3 Windsor def. No. 30 Severance, 63-27
- No. 4 Roosevelt def. No. 29 Eagle Valley, 61-30
- No. 5 Green Mountain def. No. 28 Sierra, 66-24
- No. 6 Mullen def. No. 27 Glenwood Springs, 69-18
- No. 7 Frederick def. No. 39 Pueblo County, 67-41
- No. 8 Durango def. No. 25 Greeley Central, 52-29
- No. 9 Montrose def. No. 24 Discovery Canyon, 61-50
- No. 11 Lutheran def. No. 22 Evergreen, 61-46
- No. 12 Palmer Ridge def. No. 21 Summit, 50-35
- No. 16 Northridge def. No. 17 Cañon City, 51-47
- No. 18 Thompson Valley def. No. 15 Palisade, 41-21
- No. 19 Falcon def. No. 14 Pueblo East, 58-37
- No. 20 George Washington def. No. 13 Golden, 55-48
- No. 23 Lewis-Palmer def. No. 10 Standley Lake, 40-37
5A Second-Round Matchups
Wednesday, March 5
- No. 1 Air Academy vs. No. 16 Northridge
- No. 2 Mead vs. No. 18 Thompson Valley
- No. 3 Windsor vs. No. 19 Falcon
- No. 4 Roosevelt vs. No. 20 George Washington
- No. 5 Green Mountain vs. No. 12 Palmer Ridge
- No. 6 Mullen vs. No. 11 Lutheran
- No. 7 Frederick vs. No. 23 Lewis-Palmer
- No. 8 Durango vs. No. 9 Montrose
